Labour run Wandsworth Council refuses to support vulnerable residents Wednesday, 23 October, 2024 Labour controlled Wandsworth Council have refused to support low income pensioners struggling with the loss of their Winter Fuel Payments. As a result of the changes to Winter Fuel Payments announced by the Chancellor Rachel Reeves, only pensioners in receipt of means-tested benefits, like Pension Credit, will continue to receive payments. This has been criticised by organisations such as Age UK... Local News
Battersea Conservatives to select their next MP candidate this Friday 26th November 2018 BATTERSEA CONSERVATIVES TO CHOOSE FROM A SHORTLIST OF THREE Battersea Conservatives are all set to choose their next parliamentary candidate at a Special... Local News
Councillors confirm supervised stay and play to remain at the Tooting Triangle 26th November 2018 Councillors have given their backing to far reaching proposals to improve the sports and leisure facilities at the Tooting Triangle and confirmed that organised... Local News
Call for Mayor and TfL to give ‘firm and unambiguous’ commitment to no more delays on one way system revamp 21st November 2018 The council’s transport spokesman is calling for firm and unambiguous reassurances from the Mayor and TfL that they are serious about carrying out the long... Local News
Safeguard the future of children’s play activities at the Tooting Triangle. 19th November 2018 Councillors in Wandsworth will be asked later this week to give their backing to ambitious proposals to improve sports and leisure facilities on Tooting Common... Local News
Residents in Nightingale ward can have their say on local services 16th November 2018 Residents living in Nightingale ward will be able to raise issues of local concern with senior councillors and town hall officials at a special feedback session... Articles
Council's rallying cry to ‘Keep the 19 bus route in Battersea’ 16th November 2018 Wandsworth Council has written to TfL in a bid to get it to reverse a proposal to axe a popular bus route. The number 19 bus runs from Battersea Bridge Road to... Articles
Chancellor’s cash boost for town centres welcomed 1st November 2018 Wandsworth Council leader Ravi Govindia has welcomed the Chancellor’s announcement in The Budget that high streets and town centres are to get a £1.5 billion... Local News
Mayor of Wandsworth calls on residents to wear their poppy with pride 31st October 2018 The Mayor of Wandsworth Cllr Piers McCausland is urging residents to please give generously to this year's Poppy Appeal. This year’s Remembrance Sunday... Local News
Wandsworth becomes first London borough to see 50 per cent of homes on estates given access to full-fibre broadband 29th October 2018 Wandsworth Council has been named as the first local authority in London to offer 50 per cent of its council owned properties access to full fibre broadband... Local News
Our gigabit rural broadband plan for the UK 1st October 2019 Investment in rural broadband is vital. Broadband is not just essential for businesses across the United Kingdom, but it also makes areas more attractive places... National News
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
